Step 1:
The first step to converting 38387.940000004 to a fraction is to re-write 38387.940000004 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 38387.940000004 can be written as simply 38387.940000004/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 38387.940000004, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38387.940000004/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 38387.940000004/1 each by 1000000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 38387.940000004 as a fraction:
614207/16 / 1